weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
on the occasion of; at the time of
pointing out; identification
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to concern; to be related
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
class-A; A class; A grade
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
companion; company; tritagonist
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
low table; table with very short legs